Is Sharbat Gula without question the famous Afghan girl? Though she remembers being photographed in the school tent of her refugee camp, and her resemblance to the girl in McCurrys photo is apparent, the Geographic sought expert opinion. In Pakistan, ophthalmologist Mustafa Iqbal examined Sharbat, with her husband at her side. Iqbal felt 100 percent certain that her iris patterns and eye freckles matched those in McCurrys photo. A scar on the right side of her nose was another distinguishing mark.